Showing posts with label Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Show all posts

Friday, November 21, 2008

Airport's family lane designed to reduce holiday travel stress

From KVUE, November 19, 2008...

Families traveling this holiday season may feel a little less stress getting through security at Austin Bergstrom International Airport.

ABIA is designating a family security line in hopes of making the process easier on everyone.

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Airlines prepare for holiday travel

From KVUE, November 20, 2008...

Austin Bergstrom-International Airport is much more quiet Thursday evening compared to the way it may look a week from now on Thanksgiving Day. But in the midst of the peace and quiet are grumblings from many air-travelers about paying more to fly during these tough economic times.

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Friday, September 5, 2008

New Austin Urban Rail Plan to be Seen by Public

City officials will show to and take comments from the public over a proposed commuter rail serving downtown and out to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Friday, August 29, 2008

ABIA puts off expansion plans

From Austin Business Journal, August 29, 2008...

The horizon looks different for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport than it did several months ago.

In early 2008, city and business leaders had begun meeting with representatives from Australian infrastructure powerhouse Macquarie Group Ltd., talking about the possibility of a private company managing the airport. At the same time, the number of nonstop flights coming and going from ABIA spiked, and talks among city staff and council members about an airport expansion were moving forward.

Not so today.

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

Austin approves general aviation facility for ABIA

From Austin Business Journal, August 21, 2008...

A California firm has been tapped to build a general aviation facility at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Austin City Council today approved a contract with Hayward, CA-based Ascend AUS LLC to design, construct and operate private aircraft hangar facilities on up to 21 acres of land, creating at least 200,000 square feet of hangar space. The hangar complex will be located south of Signature Flight Support's fixed based operator at ABIA towards Burleson Road.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

TxDOT opens SH 130 flyover

From Austin Business Journal, June 18, 2008...

The flyover access to northbound State Highway 130 from State Highway 71 is now open.

Motorists making their way east on U.S. 71 can use the flyover just east of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to access SH 130 heading north toward Georgetown. Work crews opened the flyover after morning rush hour on Wednesday.

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